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Eleven members of the Florida A&M University marching band were arraigned on felony charges Thursday, in the alleged hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. This comes after the university's president received a "no confidence" vote from the board of trustees. Host Michel Martin speaks with FAMU's President James Ammons.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with broadcaster Anderson Cooper about his podcast, "All There Is," which explores grief and loss.

When observed up close and over time, it is clear that the situation in Iraq is deteriorating. The country has turned into a chaotic free-for-all, with no end in sight. Steve Inskeep talks with Anne Garrels and the Washington Post's Anthony Shadid.

How are we going to talk about what happened to us one day when it's over? That question is at the heart of Yann Martel's new novel Beatrice and Virgil. Host Liane Hansen interviews Martel about his new book, his first novel since the Man Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi.

Vanessa Zoltan describes herself as a Jewish atheist whose outlook on the world and her spiritual life is defined by the Holocaust.

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza.

University leaders are under pressure to comply with federal executive orders and policy changes or risk losing federal funding. Some college presidents say that makes their jobs more challenging.

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

It's the final season of the award-winning HBO show Veep, and actor Matt Walsh appears as Mike McClintock, Selina Meyer's ex-press secretary, now working for BuzzFeed. He talks with Scott Simon.

Scott Simon talks with investor Bill Browder about his book, "Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath."